There is no doubt that this was a great year to be a pop star, and we followed it all here each week in Top of the Charts as the Billboard Hot 100 crowned independent rap stars, former Disney sensations, R&B crooners, YouTube viral memes and pop divas as chart-topping royalty.

Across the year, a slew of talented artists were popping to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 for the first time. Miley Cyrus swung nude atop a "Wrecking Ball" to her first chart-topping experience. New Zealand pop phenom Lorde's debut single "Royals" stayed at number one for an impressive nine weeks. And the year was so full of huge pop hits that neither of those singles found their way into the top five of Billboard's year-end Hot 100 chart. See that full list here and count down the five biggest hits of 2013 below. | Dec. 31, 2013»Read Full Blog Post

How successful was the "Christmas book," the December radio ratings period that features stations that switched to the all-Christmas music format?

WZTI-FM (1290), which switched to the format on Halloween (!), almost doubled its numbers from the previous survey, though it was still under a full 1.0 share, according to Nielsen numbers. | Dec. 31, 2013»Read Full Blog Post

Want to dance on New Year's Eve? The Get Down at Turner Hall Ballroom is a great option, but there are literally dozens of fun ways to end 2013 in style. Photo by Angela Morgan, courtesy of Turner Hall Ballroom.| Dec. 31, 2013»Read Full Blog Post(1)